These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must…

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

2.AC/DC - Back In Black

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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The best decade in history of heavy metal.

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

3.Accept - Breaker

4.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

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My Favorites songs on drums…
A tribute to those great drummers…A Huge investigation about the name of those drummers and their best moments and songs…

1.Rush - 2112

2.Van Halen - 1984

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought

5.Dio - The Last In Line

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1.Metal Church - Metal Church

2.Crimson Glory - Transcendence

3.Slayer - Show No Mercy

4.Viva - What The Hell Is Going On

5.Satan - Court In The Act

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1.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Accept - Balls To The Wall

5.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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1.Dio - Holy Diver

2.Accept - Balls To The Wall

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Loudness - The Law Of Devil's Land

5.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

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1.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

2.Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman

3.Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

4.Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9

5.Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest For The Wicked

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1.Accept - Balls To The Wall

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

4.Journey - Frontiers

5.Manowar - Into Glory Ride

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So … you want a start listen Metal and you don’t know how to start? Then this list is for you.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

2.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

3.Saxon - Denim And Leather

4.Rush - 2112

5.Van Halen - 1984

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Note: these are only for the traditional style of metal borne out of the period of late 60s - late 80s. Modern bands are permitted but they need to be playing in that style.

Recommendations are welcome.

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

2.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

4.Deep Purple - In Rock

5.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

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1.Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

3.Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

4.Dio - Holy Diver

5.Manowar - Into Glory Ride

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Happy Halloween, here's a list of my top Werewolf anthems ("Lycanthems"?) in celebration of the monster I'm most obsessed with.

(Contains Moonspell)

Honourable mentions:
Iced Earth…

1.Moonspell - Under Satanæ

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.The Vision Bleak - The Deathship Has A New Captain

4.Type O Negative - October Rust

5.Disturbed - Asylum

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List of most to less favourite albums from one of my favourite musicans - Mr. Osbourne himself.

1.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

2.Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest For The Wicked

3.Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

4.Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain

5.Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman

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1.AC/DC - Back In Black

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

4.Dio - Holy Diver

5.Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

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Great albums that I feel are often overlooked…

1.Bathory - Twilight Of The Gods

2.Mercyful Fate - Time

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.W.A.S.P. - K.F.D.

5.Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

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